Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Florida that has a health science program is University of Miami. University of Miami, which was ranked 20th in the country in 2010, is located in Miami.
In 2010, 130 students graduated from University of Miami's health science program.
The tuition rate at University of Miami was $37,836 per year.

The second-ranked school in Florida with a health science program is University of Central Florida, which is located in Orlando. In 2010, it was ranked 20th nationwide.
In 2010, 479 students graduated from University of Central Florida health science program.
Tuition at University of Central Florida was $5,021 per year.

University of South Florida-Main Campus, which is located in Tampa, is the third-ranked school in Florida that has a health science program. It received a ranking of 28th in the country in 2010.
In 2010, University of South Florida-Main Campus graduated 23 students from its health science programs.
Tuition at University of South Florida-Main Campus was $5,198 per year.

Cost

Health science schools in Florida, charge students an average tuition of $10,107 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $37,836 per year, or as little as $4,154 per year.
The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Florida health science schools were charged at the following schools:

University of Miami - located in Miami, students are charged $37,836 per year

Stetson University - located in De Land, students are charged $33,424 per year

Nova Southeastern University - located in Fort Lauderdale, students are charged $22,150 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Florida health science schools were charged at the following schools:

The University of West Florida - located in Pensacola, students are charged $4,154 per year

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - located in Tallahassee, students are charged $4,635 per year

University of North Florida - located in Jacksonville, students are charged $4,909 per year

A health science degree from a Florida school... what next?

Some of the most popular jobs health science graduates in Florida pursue include office manager, nurse epidemiologist, clinical research scientist, biophysics scientist, and therapist.
Florida had 328,840 health science professionals in 2010. 900 of these health science professionals were fitness and wellness coordinators, 8,740 were office managers, and 50 were nurse epidemiologists.
In Florida, the largest numbers of health science professional work in the following counties:

Hernando County - 52,850 health science professionals

Miami-Dade County - 44,340 health science professionals

Lake County - 35,890 health science professionals

Projected Growth

According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of health science professionals is expected to grow by 22% by 2018. There are projected to be 365,520 health science professionals working in Florida then. Of these 365,520 health science professionals, the government predicts that 1,200 will be fitness and wellness coordinators, 10,300 will be office managers, and an unknown number will be nurse epidemiologists.

Salary

On average, health science professionals earn $75,650 per year.
However, this number is only an average. Health science professional in Florida had varying salaries from $15,900 to $165,310 per year in 2010.
The following counties in Florida have the highest average salaries for health science professionals:

Flagler County - $76,930 per year

Lee County - $74,179 per year

Broward County - $73,821 per year

On average, health science professionals earn the least in the following Florida counties:

Bradford County - $58,851 per year

Volusia County - $60,331 per year

DeSoto County - $60,951 per year

The health science professionals with highest average salaries in Florida were: